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Dance like you’ve never been hurt
Work like no one’s watching
Love like you don’t need the money
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China spreads atomic-bomb-making know-how
China in 1982 made a policy decision to flood the developing world with atomic know-how. Its clients include Algeria, Pakistan, and North Korea. One of China’s bombs was created as an “export design” that nearly “anybody could build.” The blueprint for the simple plan has traveled from Pakistan to Libya and Iran. … Why did Beijing spread its atomic knowledge so...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights →
The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and...
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World Toilet Day November 19
November 19 is one of the only unsung days of the year Hallmark hasn’t yet exploited: World Toilet Day. Though we in the Western world may not realize it, that white piece of flushable porcelain is one of humankind’s best friends. Some 2.6 billion people — including 980 million children — do not have this luxury, which is one of the reasons why the United Nations declared 2008 the...
Adrian Hanft: Found Photography
Found Photography is where I document my camera experiments and photo adventures. You can browse the links on the right or jump right into the camera blog. You can also keep track of me on flickr, facebook, or my personal blog. Thanks for visiting and come back often! [Adrian Hanft]
Airbed and Breakfast deals
Here are some quick, last-minute, hope-to-trigger-your-spontaneity destinations to consider, from Airbed & Breakfast —
ASIA
Bangkok (RealBeds from $20 per night)
Singapore (RealBeds from $27 per night)
Shanghai (RealBeds from $35 per night)
THE AMERICAS
San Francisco (AirBeds / RealBeds from $40 per night)
Chicago (RealBeds from $55 per night)
Honolulu (Couch for $35 per night)
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Italy's blogger-killer law
Franco “Ricardo” Levi has placed before the Culture Committee of the Lower House of the Italian Parliament, with a few adjustments worthy of Pol Pot, the infamous Levi/Prodi law. Also called “blogger-killer”. A law that is rebaptised Levi/Veltroni thanks to the new clauses. Basically:
every blog is considered similar to a publishing product
every blog that publishes Google’s...